Songs that use the Mixolydian mode
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- Mixolydian is probably the most commonly used mode beyond Aeolian and, of course, Ionian (the major scale itself!) Mixolydian's unique blend of major and minor gives it a mellow yet powerful sound that is ideal for pop and rock music.
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0:00 Introduction
0:26 "Clock" by Coldplay
1:06 "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve
1:42 "Royal" by Lorde
2:19 "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns 'n' Roses
3:09 Mixolydian is less directional
4:33 I - bVII - IV - I
6:43 "Cars" by Gary Numan
7:36 Mixolydian is a mode
8:26 "All Blues" by Miles Davis
9:08 "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie
10:40 "Norwegian Wood" by The Beatles
11:21 "Burn The Witch" by Radiohead
12:35 100% Mixolydian piano outro
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@@ShirubaGin indeed. i use hookpad all the time
Is Mother by Tori Amos en Mixolydian?
@@MrMalcovic
looking at the chords, it appears to be in F# minor. it does use a lot of suspended, add 6, add 9, and add 11 chords which im guessing can imitate the "open" sound that mixolydian has.
@@gassug2 Thanks for your reply!
- Beatles example ✅
- Radiohead example ✅
- "What would it sound in a different mode, like major" example ✅
Not that there’s anything wrong with that!
And?
Melody Composer Squared ✅
Checklist done
Yup, it's complete alright
Me in science class: The mixolydian is the powerhouse of the scale
Hahahahahahahahahahahhahaha
I genuinely laughed out loud
nice
@@andrewberthelsen2817 same
Good joke lol
Bitter sweet symphony in major is something I wish I could unhear
Same! 😂
Unfortunately, this won't be THE LAST TIME you'll hear it.
It was disgusting, Coldplays Clocks was also instantly a borefest.
Same so weird
Bitter Sweet Symphony in major is just Bitter, no sweet.
Changing the scale to major like you do with a couple of these examples really helps untrained ears like mine “hear” the mixolydian sound! You always do a fantastic job making these videos accessible to casual listeners.
Those comparisons are great. Really, really helpful :D
Absolutely marvelous and revelatory. So professional and clear.
One of my favourite things on this channel
Also great when the marker for which notes you have pointed out stays around when the example plays to make it easier to listen for the sound. (Goes for this kind of examples and others!)
I agree it makes me feel like I understand music theory that much hahah. He's just that good at explaining. 😂
He went too far into this without mentioning Radiohead. I was worried.
where radiohead
@@datcrash1433 Watch the video.
@@datcrash1433 There Radiohead
damn. you and me both. was really sweating there for a bit.
@@tabascocat5102 There, There
I’ve always wondered why Sweet Child of Mine was in D when it had chords from G major, when in reality it’s in D Mixolydian. It seems like some sort of magic to me as to why it sounded so good. This video has just unlocked the mystery in my mind with modes. For that, I must give you a huge thanks!!!
yep D mix has the same notes as G Ionian
Still magical, even if u know the theory!
And the goes to Em:
Em / G / Am / C D
The ending of hey Jude is the best use of myxolidian I have ever heard, that chat quality at its best
That's going E>D>A. Why isn't that a V>IV>I? Instead of a I>bVII>IV
@@EMPknierim The E chord sounds like the home, tonic chord. The A does not.
It goes F-Eb-Bb. That would be V-IV-I if it were in Bb, but with F as the tonic it's I-bVII-IV. The song so far has been very firmly in the key of F major, so when they introduce that Eb chord, we hear it as the bVII.
I never knew the midochlorian scale could be so interesting
from my point of view the dorian scale is evil!
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The IV is strong in this one
SurgingSpecs *midi file scale
Mixolydian seems to be the go-to mode for the old storytelling songs of the 1970s. Gordon Lightfoot's "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", and Harry Chapin's "Taxi" and "Cats in the Cradle" all use the Mixolydian mode's missing Giant Magnet That Pulls You To The Root - because the story isn't finished yet when they land on the root. I describe it as flying an airplane with the landing gear stuck in the Up position. The song wants to keep going and going because the VII chord is major instead of diminished. So the end of each musical phrase sounds like it's ending with a comma instead of a period and the listener wants it to just keep going - else it would be incomplete. I think that "soft ending" we get with the flat 7th note is why rock music played on the radio tends to loop endlessly and eventually fade out instead of getting to a strong ending chord/note.
it seems like you’re using more examples and “what it would sound like if it were _____” which i really appreciate
Yeah those parts are so helpful. Please keep including them David if you’re reading this.
Here, in Brazil, we have a musical genre called "Baião" and "Forró", from the northeast part of the country. There is a lot of music in Mixolydian. Also, there is a scale called "escala nordestina", that is almost equal, but can have it differences. It's incredible how many cultures can use the same ideia, but for different styles. Abraços!
(Sorry for writing any english mistake. I'm not used to write in english haha)
That's cool. BTW, your only big grammar mistake was in your apology. You did really well (aside from a couple typos).
@@Markle2k Oh, the sweet irony haha Thanks, man
Forró means 'hot' (not as a person, more like and object) in Hungarian
Yes, you are right! Forró uses the harmonic minor too, but Baião is 90% mixolydian
Luiz gonzaga was the mixolydian king
Great video David! Hearing that “Cars” clip with the raised 7th made me want to run out of the room screaming.
Bittersweet symphony in major is worse
@@Wind-nj5xz this. Couldn't believe how ugly/ bizarre it sounded!
Is quite crazy how a single note can change a whole song
Raised or lowered ?
- Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" is in E mixolydian and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" is in B mixolydian.
- Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" is in F# mixolydian.
- Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama" is in D mixolydian.
"Lynyrd Skynyrd's 'Sweet Home Alabama' is in..."
Whoa, there, buddy. Them's fightin' words.
Jimi hendrix hey joe in E mixolydialn
@@A.F.Whitepigeon *Adam Neely has entered the chat*
@John Verne yeahh I heard its actually a 1960 song that hendrix covered it!!
A lot of Michael Jackson songs are in Mixo
A David Bennet video is never truly complete unless it has a Beatles and Radiohead example of whatever he is explaining
Why do I listen to most all your videos when 75% of what your talking about goes right over my head, because every now and then I hear something I can actually wrap my brain around and say "well I'll be damned." Thank you, from a lover of most all genre's of music.
I bet people in the comments could fill in the gaps for u
Except for rap and country?
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Well, for me, rap is not music, it's more like rhythmic talking. As for Country, I was raised on Bluegrass, and, Country and Western. And yes I do listen to everything from Hillbilly gospel to Russian opera, and all points in between. Musical interest stem from violin lessons when I was a kid to playing in a five piece country and western band out in West Texas, but yet I always wanted to play like Stephane Grappelli.
I always thought Bitter Sweet Symphony and Clocks must have something in common because they sound related now I know.
E Major Sweet Symphony is the most cursed sound my brain has ever eaten
I’ve really been loving the kind of end credits music you play at the end, it’s a really nice and unique touch to your videos
Thanks! 😃😃
Loveleeee!!!
Because the bagpipes only have one scale of notes to play, most bagpipe songs are in Bb mixolydian. It's a long way to the top (if you want to rock 'n' roll) famously has the bagpipes, and no surprise, the song is in Bb mixolydian.
By the way, the notes on a bagpipe from lowest to highest are G, A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A. But to complicate things, over the years, what 'A' means to bagpipers has slowly raised in pitch, meaning that what a bagpiper calls A is actually closer to a Bb. So a classical musician would refer to the notes on the bagpipes as Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb. And Bb (what bagpipers call A) is usually the root note of the melody being played, making it Bb mixolydian. The drones on a bagpipe (the 3 long tube things sticking out of the bagpipes) actually continuously drone a Bb note (again, what bagpipers call A) which is why most songs conform to having a Bb root. But if Eb is the root note (what we bagpipers call D), such as in Amazing Grace, then the song is in Eb major.
Well described but it’s probably worth pointing out, for the benefit of folk who are not familiar with pipes, that you are talking about The Great Highland Bagpipe from Scotland. There are many other bagpipes with a variety of keys, scales and modes.
Yeah, I once played in a Folk Metal Band where we had a Scottish Piper. We ended stuffing his drones and tuning his pipe to exactly Bb mixolydian. But as we played Metal we tuned down our Guitars to C and played everything in C Minor. I remember transposing the notation for this guy was really horrible. :) Also the melodies where really limited as in C Minor the pipe had no octave note and no 5th down.
This is the best treatment of modes and modal scales I've seen on youtube. As a music theory teacher I'm constantly looking for useful examples and helpful tools, and David covers it incredibly well. Highest recommendations.
This video blew my mind.
If only my music teachers throughout nearly a decade and a half of public schooling had explained music in such a clear, engaging, and relevant way. I probably would have gone to music school.
Seriously good work brother.
I think David Bennett is the best music theory teacher in TH-cam. I love the way he describes the mood and tensions of each mode - it's like "seeing" music, not only hearing it. I wish I had access to those videos 45 years ago, when I started playing the guitar using chord charts from magazines... Being 55 years old now, and until recently totally unaware of scales and modes, the learning path seems overwhelming, but David has surely flattened the curve for me.
That’s great to hear Fernando! I’m glad you’re finding the videos helpful 😃
6:14 Hidden Rick Roll. David you're amazing.
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This channel is helping me so much!
The theory is starting to make sense!! David, you explain things so clearly and give so many examples!!
And yes I among those who truly appreciate the "let's hear [famous song] with different notes/chords".
THANK YOU! A thousand blessings on you!
Thank you! 😃
Oh I can’t wait for you to cover the Lydian mode! This is gold content.
Thank you! 😃
Do the Dorian mode! I have a friend named Dorian and I like to tease him about it lol
@@oliviapetrowski4553 he already did!
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I never thought in terms of particular scales just in terms of diminished or dominant notes. This gives a whole new way to understand and appreciate many familiar songs.
This is why I have notifications on. My playing has gotten so much better and more brave since I began watching your videos, btw. I have a level of knowing, now, that makes taking risks a lot less intimidating. Thanks, David.
Thanks Scott! That's great to hear 😁
Genuinely you are one of my favourite channels on TH-cam i always get excited when I see that you’ve uploaded
Haven't watched yet, but I predict AC/DC.
😉
Yeah, it's like 90% of their songs (at least at some point in the song).
@@rome8180 true…sucks but Yk what it’s catchy and there’s no denying that hahahah
@@Swukelz Doesn't suck at all, it's a perfectly valid scale just like ionian is.
Ha Ha. Yep. AC/DC the kings of mixolydian!!
Thanks David! Some additional songs that I would have also liked to have seen:
The Beatles - She Said She Said
Bob Dylan - Gates of Eden
David Bowie - Heroes
Gordon Lightfoot - Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Hendrix - Burning of the Midnight Lamp
Jeremy by Pearl Jam is another great example of the Mixolydian mode.
You can also have We Are Family by Sister Sledge. Also, Mariah Carey -All In Your mind but it’s just the verses. Chorus in G minor. Stupid Love by Lady Gaga is in Bb Mixolydian.
Great song
Evenflow by Pearl Jam also have a sensation of mixolydian in verses.
Your modes videos are uniformly excellent! Seeing this Mixolydian video, and also the Dorian one, something finally "clicked" in my head, as to how to recognize the 'sound' of these 2 Modes: songs that feature a major I chord (Tonic) and a minor V Chord (dominant) are Mixolydian (such as the Hey Jude outtro, the Lorde song in your video, etc). Whereas songs that feature a minor I chord (Tonic) and a major IV chord (subdominant) are Dorian -- such as Santana's "Evil Ways", Pink Floyd's "Breathe", etc. So simple!
I found out about the mixolydian scale through Television’s album “Marquee Moon”
The lead guitar on the song Venus and the title track of the album are walking up and down the mixolydian scale, and when I first heard it, I thought it sounded kind of mystical.
Great videos David
Thanks Oscar!
Bruh how did you watch it when it came out 12 minutes ago😭
That chord progression played with that organ sound made me instantly smile, but it took me a couple of moments to understand why -it's the bright, beatific beginning of Primal Scream's "Come Together".
Omg I'm SO happy you have an elbow song in your video!! I would love if they were featured more, they have some super interesting music choices, but unfortunately I don't know music well to be able to delve into the theory behind them
3 things are certain in life, death, taxes and either John Lennon or Paul McCartney in a David Bennett Piano thumbnail
lol so true
And Radiohead.
And Thom Yorke
5 days ago i was looking for exactly this video, songs that uses mixolydian mode in your channel but you don't have one, and now you posted this, thank you !
I have written a song in mixolydian
And the solo section uses MIXOLYDIAN b6
Can’t believe no one has mentioned Dark Star by the Grateful Dead, an extended jam with Jerry Garcia soloing magnificently in mixolydian!
Revelation Song by Kari Jobe is completely in a mixolydian key :) it also uses the (rarely used) minor 5 chord in the progression so it's doubly cool
Im super late, but I wanted to say that I really appreciate that you showed audio examples of Mixolydian vs Major. I learn better by hearing vs looking at it on paper. Thank you!
I'm musically illiterate but love listening to a variety of styles. Listening to you explain music is like watching an amazing artist teach a person how they paint. I'm still musically illiterate but now I have something to "doodle" with while listening.
The "bluesy major" feel of Mixolydian is why harmonica players often use a C-harp when a song is in G major or a F-harp in C major, etc.
Im a simple man. I see a David Bennett video on modes, i click.
The way your able to show us what these songs would sound like if they weren't in the mode is just amazing! Keep up the good work.
Thirty years of never quite being clear on modes, and suddenly it all makes sense. Thank you!!
Thanks a lot for adding that little circle during the ad at 6:30 it is such a nice touch
The dominant scale that dominates rock music
"Times Like These" by Foo Fighters is also in Mixolydian.
:)
I'm surprised there's no Grateful Dead in this video. Jerry Garcia was a master of the mixolydian mode and probably the first example that comes to my mind when I hear mixolydian
Exactly. When someone mentions mixolydian dark star or China cat sunflower instantly comes to mind
Yep! Definitely agree. Also Scarlet and Fire too
Don't forget, "I Know U Rider"
Absolutely. Many of his solos will have that distinctive sound. Such an awesome musician and band. Can't get enough of the grateful dead in fact.
came here expecting the same thing. I believe Franklin's Tower and St. Stephen are also mixolydian.
Excellent, David. Another brilliant video, thank you.
I've been recently playing in tradition Irish sessions and I've also had some trad. gigs on the side and I've noticed that a lot of those tunes are in mixolydian.
Dorian is also very common, and from my experience it's more common than regular minor.
I love the modal tunes so much! 😍
Excellent insight as ever. I had no idea that so many popular songs used this mode. And it's not that hard to have a go at it either, thanks to your clarity of explanation. Thanks ever so much.
Awesome jam at the end David. Great video as always 👍
Love all your content, David, but your mode and scale ones are my favorite. Thanks for sharing this!
Great video David! Thanks for all your hard work. I have learned so much from your awesome videos
I love your video about ranking modes by darkness and brightness.
The quality of this video is superb. You’re really quite good at explaining these concepts
Your videos are so enlightening. The video about modal spectrum made so much sense to me. I used to find modes so complicated, not anymore thanks to you.
Gorgeous piece at the end. You have great taste in music. Love your videos.
The first song that I think of was the Friends intro song. That one is Mixolydian
The Mixolydian Mode is the bluesy mode. It's the bread and butter of rock and roll, and the blues, with its distinguishing lowered or dominant seventh. All the key signatures that use flats - G, D, A and E Major, and further on down the line, were all arrived at through a "de-Mixolydianization" process - of raising that lowered seventh note by a half step. This sums up the basics of what you need to know about the Mixolydian Mode.
i love he somparisons you do when youre giving examples of music between the scales
I feel like this is the first time I’ve seen David Bennett Piano play piano, and my goodness it was beautiful😭
i’ve been waiting for this one !!😄😄
Love your thorough analysis of the modes! ❤ Thanx! 😊
From our older classic rock era, I have heard 3 powerful examples recently. The Rolling Stones used a powerful lower 7th note for their guitar riffs in Satisfaction and Jumping Jack Flash. The Motown classic Dancing in the Street by Martha & Vandellas has a powerful mixolidian 7th tone that makes it seem unresolved and going on forever.
Beatles and Radiohead. Never change!
Wow, so Mixlolydian is really versatile. It’s the anthemic rock scale, it’s the bluesy major scale, and it’s the endless riff scale. Very interesting!
I randomly fell unto your channel, and now I'm hooked. I think a lot of people are also hooked, so I think I'm onto something good here! Awesome work Mr Bennett :)
You are so very skilled at picking songs which exemplify the concepts you discuss.
Your little mixolydian improv at the end sounds a lot like the WALL-E soundtrack. A *new* Newman in the making.
I’ve had all this explained to me several times. Why did it never stick? BRITISH ACCENT was apparently missing.
I really enjoy your videos! The breakdown is easy enough for a layman like myself to understand, but still gives a wonderful complex analysis to teach. Thank you!
I always enjoy hearing your compositions at the end of the video!
Brilliantly explained! Thank you!
Another good example of a song that's primarily Mixolydian is The Beatles' "Polytheme Pam".
Love your clear precise explanation
The Bangles' "Walk Like An Egyptian" is in Mixolydian mode.
Also, the verses of The Bells' "Fly Little White Dove Fly" are in Mixolydian (the chorus is in major).
AMAZING! This is the clearest explanation of modes I’ve ever heard. I finally understand what’s going on! Thank you.
Great! 😃
I wish more mixolydian songs would use that minor v chord. When rock music uses mixolydian, it seems to focus on the I, VII, and IV. I find that v chord to be the most striking and beautiful one in this mode.
Check out Revelation Song by Kari Jobe, it uses the v chord. Please let me know if you know any others! I love that sound as well
What a magnificent video, mate. Loved the piece at the end, it's beautiful
Dude, thank you so much for teaching music theory in a way that actually makes sense to me. I'm not sure what you're doing differently than other educators/communicators out there but this is the first music theory video that I've watched that didn't just make me more confused.
Two songs by Swedish groups which uses the mixolydian modes are "The look" by Roxette and "On and on and on" by ABBA.
Please don't ever show me "Clocks" in Eb major ever again.
Same, don’t
So many of my favourite songs I never realized why I loved them and why they sounded slightly different and since learning about modes I've realized pretty much every single one is in Mixolydian! Lady Gaga loves Mixolydian (You and I, Stupid Love, Always remember us this way) and the key change to Mixolydian in Lordes Green Light is absolutely euphoric
You NEED to make a full version song of that jam towards the end. Please.
Great video as always! I literally learn more from you than my teacher. Very much thank you for that.
Have you considered creating a Discord server? I think think your viewers would make a perfect community for discussing music theory and things that wouldn't make a whole video.
Thanks! I’ve used Discord for gaming before but how would it work for my channel? 🙂 thanks
@@DavidBennettPiano check out Charles Cornell's server, you could do something like that
@@DavidBennettPiano It's hard to describe a server, you should see one for yourself. (Here's Sideways' : discord.gg/rPxtUPH9uv)
There are different subchannels with purposes you give them. The communication is like it is in a private chat, only there are more people.
You could set up text channels for different parts of music theory, and set up a video or voice channel for people to play together!
Anyways if you need help just comment here and I'll try to help. 😊
Been waiting for a video on this for ages. Dua Lipa - Be the one, George Michael - Faith, Like every Seal song ever... quite rare in modern pop though really
Such great explanations, examples, and graphics to illustrate your points. Excellent work.
Your explanation is so clear. Thanks for the high quality videos
A recommendation for an underrated mixolydian tune: Put the Radio on by Keane.
They’ve got some lovely songs. Atlantic is a fantastic song.
@@sams8674 atlantic is the greatest song ever
but yes PTRO is already a wonderful song from C&E
Man, I MISS Keane!
Thank you for that. Fabulous album, that BTW. Saw them play in Berlin about a month before the pandemic.
good one!
Cool video!! Looking foward to watch "songs that use the Lydian mode" :D
I love your content, I’m always interested and learning something useful each upload
This is so perfectly illustrated and explained. Well done.
I like how you mentioned mixolydian is your favorite to improvise over, because it seems to be the favorite for Joe Satriani too. Just look at all his G3 encores where he would play "Always With Me, Always With You" and then basically invite the other musicians to jam with him in (usually) B Mixolydian. I think the reason is the same you mentioned, that it's a good mode to bridge the blues scale with the major scale, and Joe loves his blues licks. Frank Zappa also has a signature mixolydian legato solo style that's instantly recognizable.
"The Chicken" by Jaco Pastorius is also in Mixolydian.
And black market
This song comes to my mind always that I think about mixolydian
Sweatshirt by Jacob Sartorious is in B# Mixolyfian scale
Jaco didn’t write The Chicken, it was written by Pee Wee Ellis, the sax player.
I always love your compositions that u put in the end.
Cheers!
Your piece is great, David! Congratulations!
Thanks!